Its Wednesday, July 2 and the Astros (51-34) are in Denver to take on the Rockies (19-66) in the second game of their three-game series.
Hunter Brown is slated to take the mound for Houston against Austin Gomber for Colorado.
The Astros took the series opener last night, 6-5. Victor Caratini hit his seventh home run of the season, a grand slam, in the third inning to lead Houston to its eighth win in their last ten games.
Lets dive into the matchup and find a sweat or two.
We’ve got all the info and analysis you need to know ahead of the game, including the latest info on the how to catch tipoff, odds, recent team performance, player stats, and of course, our predictions, picks & best bets for the game from our modeling tools and staff of experts.
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Game details & how to watch Astros at Rockies
- Date: Wednesday, July 2, 2025
- Time: 8:40PM EST
- Site: Coors Field
- City: Denver, CO
- Network/Streaming: SCHN, COLR
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Odds for the Astros at the Rockies
The latest odds as of Wednesday:
- Moneyline: Astros (-258), Rockies (+208)
- Spread: Astros -1.5
- Total: 11.0 runs
Probable starting pitchers for Astros at Rockies
- Pitching matchup for July 2, 2025: Hunter Brown vs. Austin Gomber
- Astros: Hunter Brown (8-3, 1.75 ERA)
Last outing: 6/26 vs. Philadelphia – 7IP, 0ER, 3H, 0BB, 9Ks - Rockies: Austin Gomber (0-1, 6.14 ERA)
Last outing: 6/26 vs. Dodgers – 5IP, 1ER, 4H, 1BB, 1K
- Astros: Hunter Brown (8-3, 1.75 ERA)
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Top betting trends & insights to know ahead of Astros at Rockies
- The Rockies have lost 4 of their last 5 games against teams with winning records
- Austin Gomber has an ERA of 8.51 in his last 5 home starts
- The Astros have failed to cover the Run Line in 5 straight road games
- Ryan McMahon is 1-9 over his last 3 games
- Jose Altuve is just 3-25 over his last 7 games
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Expert picks & predictions for tonight’s game between the Astros and the Rockies
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Once the model is finished running, we put its projection next to the latest betting lines for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each wager.
Here are the best bets our model is projecting for Wednesday’s game between the Astros and the Rockies:
- Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the Houston Astros on the Moneyline.
- Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on the Colorado Rockies at +1.5.
- Total: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play on the under on the Game Total of 11.0.
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